Gordon Stewart GEMMELL

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GEMMELL, Gordon Stewart

Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Not yet discovered
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Claremont, Western Australia
Schooling:	Thomas St State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	School Teacher
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 10 August 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot IV, Row J, Grave No. 2
Memorials:	Claremont St. Aidan's Memorial Window, Crawley University of Western Australia Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

10 Oct 1916:	Involvement 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: ''
10 Oct 1916:	Embarked 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle

WW1

The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017, refer to pages 266 + 281. Prior to the war he was a school teacher of Claremont WA. He enlisted 8th Nov 1915 aged 24 years. He served with the 11th Infantry Battalion. Unfortunately he was Killed in Action 10th Aug 1918. Rest in Peace. Lest We Forget.
Gordon maintained a diary during his military service, and this has been donated to the Australian War Memorial, reference 2DRL/0181

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